Orobanche crenata

Kerbige broomrape ( Orobanche crenata )

The Kerbige broomrape ( Orobanche crenata ) is a plant of the genus summer Wurzen ( Orobanche ) in the family of broomrape family ( Orobanchaceae ).

Description

The Kerbige broomrape is a parasitic living plant whose stems are up to 50 (rarely to 80) cm high and about 1.2 cm wide. At the base they are only slightly swollen and sparsely hairy tomentose and yellow. The leaves are 12 to 25 mm long and ovate - lanceolate and are in the lower part densely in the upper sparsely.

The inflorescences are up to 20 (rarely to 50) cm high and about 4 inches wide, tomentose pubescent, loosely built tight and below mostly in the upper part. The bracts are 15-25 mm long and linear - lanceolate to ovate - lanceolate acuminate and long. The calyx is 10-20 mm long, the sepals are free and are more or less zweigezahnt. The crown is 20 to 30 mm long, nearly glabrous, spreading - erect, straight or slightly curved and bell-shaped. The color is white, the lips are often veined purple. The lips are divergently, the bottom has large, nearly circular lobes not ciliate. The stamens are hairy and put on about 2 to 4 mm above the Kronbasis. The anthers are glabrous. The scar is white, yellow or pink.

The fruit is a capsule having a length of 10 to 12 mm.

Occurrences and locations

The species is widespread in southern Europe, but is also occasionally elsewhere. You parasitized at leguminous (Leguminosae ), rarely also on other plants.